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Welcome to Samsaraa Massage Therapy and Ayurveda a lifestyle blog that shares my passion for health, travel, food and Ayurveda. Though I am a licensed massage therapist and Ayurvedic bodyworker in Boston, MA, the information posted here is not intended to substitute the advice of a medical professional. Thank you for visiting and feel free to ask any questions or to just say hello!

How is everyone in the Northeast enjoying this Winter so far? We have had a weird winter so far several storms followed by bouts of warm weather. All of these climate changes can really throw off your body's natural balance. I got sick this past weekend and can't seem to shake this head/chest cold. I thought it would a perfect time to share Earth song Ayurveda's explanation on what an increase in Kapha can do to us during the winter months.

The cold hand of winter has just begun to reach out and touch the earth. This naturally gives rise to a shift in the elemental forces that the world's most ancient medical science calls Doshas.

Ayurveda says that in winter Kapha Dosha exerts the most influence within and around us. Kapha is composed of water and earth elements. An increase in Kapha means there is an increase in the attributes of water and earth: cold, damp, heavy, slow, dull and static.

In our minds and bodies, these qualities also increase, which means that in winter we are more vulnerable to Kapha type disorders. Ayurveda says we simply need to listen to Nature's profound guidance and heed her message to come into harmony with this shift.

Kapha's natural role in the body is to protect and lubricate, but when this dosha becomes aggravated, it loses its intelligence and begins to create excessive dampness and heaviness.

4. Practice daily self-massage with warm cold-pressed black sesame oil or medicated Kapha oil: To prevent sluggishness in the lymphatic and circulatory systems (rasavaha and raktavaha srotas) and to invigorate the body and mind.

By following even a few of these guidelines, you will find that winter can be a wonderful season, with many opportunities for balance and rejuvenation. Of course, the more consisten you are, the more results you will see. Plus while incorporating these ayurvedic regimes into your schedule, you will be so engaged that any Kapha induced laziness will have no chance to take root!